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Norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships are spiking in 2025, with 13 reported incidents so far, nearly as many as all of last ...
New ‘dominant’ strain of norovirus sparking outbreaks on cruise ships - Twelve outbreaks of the gastrointestinal illness have ...
The CDC reports that a "newly dominant" norovirus strain might be causing increased outbreaks on cruise ships, with 10 of 13 ...
The cuts are problematic for Florida, where passengers disembark from cruise ships with gastrointestinal viruses and often ...
A norovirus outbreak aboard a luxury cruise ship has left over 224 passengers and 17 crew members sickened, according to the CDC.
The steep cuts to the cruise ship inspection team baffled officials in the program, which is not paid for by taxpayer dollars.
The Trump administration’s health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has laid off all full-time staff from the CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program—just as cruise-related norovirus outbreaks spike and ...
The news comes as the U.S. battles a new strain of norovirus and cruise lines face an upsurge in onboard outbreaks. The VSP’s ...
During the week of Dec. 5, the CDC reported 91 cases of norovirus, more commonly known as the stomach flu, which is over double the highest number recorded between 2021 and 2024. The report comes ...
A norovirus outbreak has been reported on a cruise ship, with more than 200 passengers sickened. Here's what to know about the ...
The CDC cut employees from its Vessel Sanitation Program this week, even as a cruise ship arrived days ago with another ...